ISET

January 2026 | Georgia’s growth momentum Under tight monetary conditions: GDP Forecast update, January 2026

20 January 2026

According to the ISET Policy Institute's latest projections, based on September’s data, Georgia's economy is expected to grow by 6.6% in the fourth quarter of 2025 and 5.2% in the first quarter of 2026. The annual growth in 2025 is expected to be 7.6%.

Remittances and household consumption in Georgia: evidence from household survey data

19 December 2025

Remittances constitute one of the most important external income sources for Georgian households, accounting for more than 10 percent of GDP in recent years. Large-scale emigration to countries such as Russia, Italy, Greece, Germany, and the United States has made remittance inflows a central component of household livelihoods, particularly for vulnerable and lower-income groups.

Reassessing tariff policies: implications of U.S. reciprocal tariffs for global trade and Georgia's economy

30 April 2025

In 2025, President Donald Trump reintroduced a sweeping tariff policy as a central element of his economic agenda. Framed as a “universal baseline tariff,” the new measures impose a 10% duty on all imports and introduce even higher reciprocal tariffs on countries with large trade surpluses with the United States. These policies mark a continuation and an escalation of Trump’s earlier protectionist approach during his first term.

April 2025 | ISET Policy Institute predicts 5.9% real GDP growth for Georgia in 2025 under baseline scenario

21 April 2025

Geostat has published its preliminary estimate of real GDP growth for February 2025, which stands at 7.7%.

March 2025 | ISET-PI forecasts 2025 GDP growth between 4.1% and 6.8%; January growth hits 11.1% despite rising political tensions

20 March 2025

Geostat has published its preliminary estimate of real GDP growth for January 2025, which stands at 11.1%.